DP World Visit: Alejandro Del Rey claims lady title with Ras Al Khaimah Championship triumph
Alejandro Del Rey wrapped up four ahead of Marcus Armitage, with David Puig in third spot after a round-of-the-day 65; Del Rey’s triumph at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship is his lady DP World Visit triumph
Alejandro Del Rey traveled to the greatest win of his career by closing out a prevailing four-shot triumph at the DP World Tour’s Ras Al Khaimah Championship.
Del Rey took a two-shot lead into the ultimate day at Al Hamra GC within the Joined together Middle easterner Emirates and never surrendered control, birdieing three of his opening five gaps to instantly drag clear of the chasing pack.
The Spaniard closed out a bogey-free 66 to conclusion the week on 22 beneath and claim a lady DP World Visit title, as England’s Marcus Armitage – playing nearby Del Rey and Jason Scrivener – carded a four-under 68 to wrap up runner-up.
Five birdies within the final six gaps saw David Puig enroll a round-of-the-day 65 and hop into third put ahead of Scrivener, with England’s Joe Dignitary finished tied-fifth with Ivan Cantero and Sebastian Soderberg.
Previous Aces winner Patrick Reed finished within the bunch tied-eighth that contains Scotland’s Scott Jamieson, whereas Adrian Saddier’s final-round 68 included a dazzling hole-in-one at the par-three seventh.
How Del Rey closed out Center East triumph
Del Rey birdied the primary and let go his approach to tap-in run at the moment, with a 10-foot birdie at the par-four fifth giving him a five-shot pad and total control of the tournament.
Armitage opened with six straight pars but posted back-to-back birdies from the seventh to near inside three of Del Rey at the turn, as it were for his playing accomplice to expand his lead by chipping in from the 11th green.
Del Rey recuperated from a wayward drive at the par-four another to discover the green in control and gap from 50 feet for an impossible birdie, at that point moved six ahead when he included another at the 13th and Armitage fizzled to coordinate his exertion.
Armitage took advantage of the par-five 14th to diminish the shortage but seem not get near to Del Rey, who closed out his bogey-free circular with a tap-in standard some time recently being welcomed by numerous Spanish players on the 18th green.
“It’s astounding,” Del Rey said. “I have to be a point final year where I felt like I wasn’t having that much fun on the course, since – for me – fair playing for 20th, 30th place wasn’t that important.
“I worked my an*** extremely since at that point since I fair didn’t need to be in that position much longer. I feel like I played for numerous a long time with a part of companions who have won out here and I know I may do it, it fair wasn’t appearing up. I’m fair upbeat that it at long last came.”
Armitage rolled in from 10 feet at the par-five final to total a four-under 68 and post his best wrap up on the DP World Visit since the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Joins Championship.
“Alejandro was phenomenal nowadays,” Armitage said. “I combat difficult but didn’t truly get it going early doors, which put me behind the eight ball. I’ve played well, I’ve broken down some obstructions that I didn’t think I could do and I’m pleased of myself.
“It wasn’t my end of the week but I’m beyond any doubt there will be a few within the future – it has been great! The focuses that I’ve picked up nowadays implies I can arrange my plan a bit clearer, spend a bit more time at domestic and fair construct on it.”
What’s another?
The DP World Visit remains within the Center East for the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, held at Illustrious GC within the Kingdom of Bahrain and the most recent occasion within the ‘International Swing’. Live scope starts on Thursday from 8.30am on Sky Sports Golf.
